Warren County, Kentucky

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Warren County Courthouse
Warren County Courthouse
administration
US state : Kentucky
Administrative headquarters : Bowling green
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
429 E 10th Street
Bowling Green, KY 42101-2250
Foundation : December 14, 1796
Made up from: Logan County
Area code : 001 270
Demographics
Residents : 113,792  (2010)
Population density : 80.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1419 km²
Water surface : 6 km²
map
Map of Warren County within Kentucky
Website : www.warrencountyky.com

Warren County is a county in the US state of Kentucky in the United States . The county seat is Bowling Green .

geography

The county is located in southwest Kentucky, about 25 km to the south from the state of Tennessee and has an area of ​​1,419 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Butler County , Edmonson County , Barren County , Allen County , Simpson County, and Logan County .

history

The former Warren County Courthouse
Joseph Warren
growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1800 4686 -
1810 11,937 154.7%
1820 11,776 -1.3%
1830 10,949 -7%
1840 15,446 41.1%
1850 15.123 -2.1%
1860 17,320 14.5%
1870 21,742 25.5%
1880 27,531 26.6%
1890 30,158 9.5%
1900 29,970 -0.6%
1910 30,579 2%
1920 30,858 0.9%
1930 33,676 9.1%
1940 36,631 8.8%
1950 42,758 16.7%
1960 45,491 6.4%
1970 57,884 27.2%
1980 71,828 24.1%
1990 76,673 6.7%
2000 92,522 20.7%
2010 113,792 23%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Warren County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Warren County was formed on December 14, 1796 from parts of Logan County. It was named after General Joseph Warren , who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill .

Historical objects

At Western Kentucky University:

Other:

  • In Smiths Grove is the historically relevant Thomas Allen House . The building is on State Route 31W . The house, built around 1860, was designed by the architect Harrison Barner and listed on December 18, 1979 by the National Register of Historic Places as a historic monument with the number 79003542.
  • The Smiths Grove District is located between First Street and Main Street , listed on NRHP No. 79003512

A total of 101 structures and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of October 21, 2017).

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census , Warren County's population was 92,522. Of these, 5,559 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 35,365 households and 23,411 families. The population density was 66 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 86.98 percent white, 8.58 percent African American, 0.24 percent Native American, 1.35 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.33 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.45 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.67 percent of the population.

Of the 35,365 households, 31.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 51.4 percent were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers, 33.8 percent were non-families, 26.1 percent were single households and 8.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.1 percent of residents under the age of 18, 16.2 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 21.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 10.5 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 93.0 men.

The median income for a household in the 36,151 USD , and the median income for a family was 45,142 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,063 versus $ 22,777 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,847. 10.8 percent of families and 15.4 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 17.8 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 13.8 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Places in the county

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 516960. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 18, 2011
  3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  5. ↑ a b c Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 29, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 29, 2011
  7. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed October 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Warren County, Kentucky , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Warren County, Kentucky  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 36 ° 59 ′  N , 86 ° 25 ′  W